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Transit of Venus in 2012 by PICARD
The 6.5-hour transit of Venus in front of the Sun took place during the night of 5 to 6 June 2012. The final part of this transit could be seen from Europe only on June 6th right...
News Sciences Science and technologyJune 6, 2012 -
Picard returns 1st image of Sun
The CNES microsatellite has delivered a 1st image of the Sun. Teams on the ground will use this image to make final adjustments before the science mission begins.
News Observation InstitutionalJuly 28, 2010 -
Picard and PRISMA in orbit
The 2 satellites reached orbit Tuesday 15 June atop their Dnepr launcher after lifting off from the Yasny space base in Russia.
News Observation InstitutionalJune 15, 2010 -
Picard and PRISMA transferred to launch silo
The Picard and PRISMA satellites, encapsulated inside the upper composite of the Dnepr launch vehicle on 4 June, were transferred to the launch silo this Tuesday in readiness for...
News Observation InstitutionalJune 8, 2010 -
Picard and PRISMA ready for lift-off
The 2 satellites were encapsulated under the launcher fairing today, where they are now awaiting launch in 10 days’ time while the Dnepr vehicle is prepared.
News Observation InstitutionalJune 4, 2010 -
Picard and PRISMA-FFIORD ready to go on 15 June
The 2 missions are scheduled to launch from the Dombarovsky Cosmodrome near the small Russian town of Yasny, on the border with Kazakhstan. Picard is setting out to probe the Sun’...
News Observation InstitutionalMay 28, 2010 -
Back to the Sun
The Sun and its impact on Earth’s climate is a topic of prime importance. The Picard project was first proposed in 1998 by the aeronomy laboratory of the French national...
News Observation InstitutionalDecember 16, 2004